When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
Leviticus
Law / MosesArise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
Psalms
PoetryHer gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahWhereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
2 Samuel
HistoryAs smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Psalms
PoetryWhen Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHaving therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownSo when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
Mark
Gospels / MarkBehold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumSo they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAlso of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.
Ezra
HistoryYe yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
John
Gospels / JohnBehold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1 John
General EpistlesThe sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles
HistoryYe are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.